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M5.0 earthquake 26 km NE of Hernani, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Hernani, Philippines on Sat, Feb 15, 2025, 9:18 AM GMT+8 (01:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Feb 15, 2025, 9:18 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2025-02-15 01:18:48 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 11.475° N, 125.806° E
Region: Philippines
Felt reports: 7
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.0	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.078 · 16 stations
5.2	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS, automatic first solution	First automatic solution · Preliminary

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 8.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 68°
Stations used: 124

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pdvr (also filed as usauto7000pdvr). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.